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Dust: An Elysian Tail

Plattform: PC Veröffentlicht: 24.05.2013

13,99€

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CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8Ghz or equivalent
GFX: DirectX 10 compatible video card with shader model 3.0 support
RAM: 1 GB RAM
Software: Windows Vista
HD: 1.5 GB HD space
SFX: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
DX: 10, Windows Media Player
Peripherie: Keyboard
LANG:Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch, Italienisch, Spanisch

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
GFX: NVIDIA 9600GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 5000+ or better
RAM: 2 GB RAM
Software: Windows 7
HD: 1.5 GB HD space
SFX: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
DX: 10, Windows Media Player
Peripherie: Mouse and Keyboard or XInput-compatible Gamepad
LANG:Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch, Italienisch, Spanisch

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1029 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 06.09.20 12:21

ganz nett für zwischendurch

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1694 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 08.04.22 12:05

Game fun and Figdet is the very best.

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1306 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 03.04.22 12:15

Wonderful story, gameplay, lots of fun and excitement .

The secondary attack + combined with air moves + fairy skill, this combo is incredibly flexible and joyful.
Throught the story and exploration, character gets many new skills , which makes the gameplay very enjoyable.

I just wondered there shall be just a free space for endless hack'n slash, just for fun of hack'n slash.

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684 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 01.04.22 03:59

Excelent artstyle, nice combat, predictable but VERY nice storyline. Amazing 9-10 hours adventure even after those years. Buy it. You will not regret it :)
Ashes to ashes...

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726 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 31.03.22 09:04

It's an amazing port of an equally amazing Xbox 360 arcade game. Dust: An Elysian Tail, firstly, is NOT a furry game I swear. Anthropomorphic animals doesn't always mean furries, please get lost if you're about to throw that stuff this way.

The combat is very good; being an action-adventure experience, it certainly does the job well. It's not too easy, but it's not extremely hard. The controls are easy to learn, and the mechanics are really fun to learn.

The voice acting is a 10/10, the person who played Dust you can tell really had fun doing the character, and while Fidget is kind of annoying, I think that's actually the point. None of that will prevent me from keeping that spare Fidget doll. Forever. :)

The art design and environments of this game are astonishingly beautiful, the soundtrack is truly incredible and that alone already makes this such a masterpiece of a game. The artstyle works very will with the environment and the combat animations fit so well with the rest of the game.

The story is also something to behold, it's certainly very dark past a certain point, but this is Dust putting the pieces of the puzzle of his past together, all concluded in a great altercation with the final boss, which I would prefer not to spoil.

The cutscenes are amazing, and near the end are absolutely incredible. I honestly have nothing but good things to say about this game, it really is that good.

I rate it a 9/10, because if it were a 10/10, I would be lying as no game is perfect. But I think, this game is about as close as it gets if you're looking for a relatively short playtime-length in a game that is essentially as close as you can get to a masterpiece of a fully playable visual novel.

Oh yeah, and the 4th wall breaks are just hilarious. This game is excellent!

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1273 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 01.03.22 13:50

yessssssss

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993 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 28.02.22 05:56

Of all the games I've ever played, Dust: An Elysian Tail will always hold a special place in my heart. And no, not just because I'm a furry. This is a game that is a hidden treasure among other games. The game play and controls are simple. The story is compelling. And there's enough humor and references that will keep me coming back time and time again to once again play as the Sen-Mithrarin and save the Moonbloods from extinction. I will always recommend this game to my friends and fellow gamers no matter their interests or biases. I will play it on any system I can find it on. And I hope one day I may live to see another game as perfect as this one.

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1076 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 22.02.22 16:03

Dust: An Elysian Tail

=== ( ???? Difficulty ) ===
☐ No Difficulty
☑ Easy
☐ Standard
☐ Big Learning Curve
☐ Hard
☐ Impossible

=== ( ???? Audience ) ===
☑ Everyone
☐ Kids
☐ Teens
☐ Adults
☐ Mature

=== ( ???? Graphics ) ===
☐ What Is This?
☐ Bad
☑ Acceptable
☐ Good
☐ Great
☐ Stylistic
☐ Beautiful
☐ Masterpiece

=== ( Sound/Music ) ===
☐ Bad
☐ Nothing Special
☐ Good
☐ Great
☑ Beautiful
☐ I´m Gonna Cry

=== ( ???? Story ) ===
☐ This Game Has No Story
☐ Nothing Special
☐ It´s Alright
☐ Well Written
☑ Epic Story
☐ Thinking About It, When I Sleep

=== ( Grinding ) ===
☐ Nothing To Grind
☐ Isn't Necessary To Progress
☑ Average Grind Level (If you're achievement hunting)
☐ A Lot Of Grinding
☐ You‘ll Need A Second Life For Grinding

=== ( ???? Price ) ===
☐ Free
☐ Underpriced
☑ Perfect Price (Still worth the asking price)
☐ Could Be Cheaper
☐ Overpriced

=== ( ☣ Requirments ) ===
☑ A Toaster Could Run This
☐ Low
☐ Average
☐ Above Average
☐ High End
☐ NASA Computer

=== ( ⏰ Game time/length ) ===
☐ Really short ( 0 - 4 hours)
☐ Short ( 4 - 12 hours)
☑ Average ( 12 - 24 hours)
☐ Long ( 24+ hours)
☐ Multiplayer/Neverending

=== ( ???? Bugs ) ===
☐ Game itself is a bug
☐ Lot of bugs
☐ Few Bugs
☑ Nothing

=== ( Controller Support ) ===
☑ Yes
☐ no

=== ( Enjoyment ) ===
☐ I´d Rather Watch Grass Grow
☐ Hard To Enjoy
☐ Repetitive
☐ It's Okay
☑ Fun To Be Had For Sure
☐ The Kind Of Fun You Will Remember
☐ Life Changing

=== ( Replayability ) ===
☐ One-Time Experience
☐ Only For Achievements
☑ If You Wait A Few Months/Years
☐ Definitely
☐ Infinitely Replayable/Multiplayer

=== ( Worth Playing ) ===
☐ No
☐ Wait For A Sale
☐ Yes
☑ I Can´t Recommend It Enough

TOP FUN THINGS TO DO:
⭐️Hitting high combos.
⭐️Doing main/side quests.
⭐️Finding all the hidden chests.

THE UNIQUES:
????Memorable story.
????Finding characters from other games.

PLAYER GAMING REQUIREMENTS:
????Platformer.
????Action.
????RPG.

VERDICT:
I've always been aware of this game but never had the interest to play it.... until now, it's another game that I wished I played when I was a lot younger because the story would have stuck with me all the way to adulthood. The game is clearly dated just from the gameplay/combat but the story line is top notch and is undoubtedly the main reason why the game was so popular and remembered to this day.

What's more remarkable is this game was designed by one man alone, going by the name of Dodrill, he was only aided for the soundtracks and voice acting. Well done to you Dodrill!
Total Score = 93/100.

SIMILAR GAME LIKE THIS? / REVIEWER PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, Ori and the Will of Wisps.

GAMEPLAY:
Dust takes place in a world populated by anthropomorphic creatures, where the main character, Dust, comes upon a sentient sword, the Blade of Ahrah, and its guardian Fidget. Without memories of his past, Dust follows Fidget's advice and aids the population of the world against forces led by General Gaius. The game is an action-adventure game with Metroidvania-style exploration, requiring the player to gain power-ups to allow Dust to reach new areas. Combat is based on brawler-like mechanics, where Dust can use a combination of swordplay and magic from Fidget to defeat enemies.

■■■■■■■■■□ 9 / 10
Shocked that this hasn't been turned into a series/movie.

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835 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 11.02.22 15:40

This game is absolutely amazing, I literally have no negatives to say.
The art amazing, cut-scenes well done, the combat makes you powerful giving you the feeling of being OP but without fully being OP. (Unless you have all upgrades and best gear)
The voice acting though, god the voice acting was wonderful. Absolutely in love with it.

I don't touch platformer games too often, though this one have made me reconsider that choice and give more a try.

A pure masterpiece that's on my top 10 list best games.

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588 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 22.01.22 06:08

I have this game to blame for turning me into a furry.

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4051 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 22.01.22 05:26

Y E E s. It has a really good story and many things that will make you wonder. Like Why doesent he remember anything? What's with the sword? What happened to him? What the hell is fidget? All of these are minor spoilers don't worry :D And the combat Is really gud! :D And you will get attached to the characters. 100% And It is really beautiful and well made, not a single thing was skipped here, they made every single texture In this game and effect polished. And the end of the story will have you feeling like you just got done watching a really good movie. I Even neeeded a break because of that. Even the side characters are good :D And the music is well made too.
10/10

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596 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 15.01.22 20:57

■ Beautiful 2D Game!
■ Fantastic Voice Acting
■ Fast Hack N Slash Combat
■ Good Handcrafted Story
■ Lots of playtime ♡

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154 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 11.01.22 20:43

About 2.5 hours play, found the combat and enemies very repetitive and boring with simple button mashing getting through all the basic enemies. Levels were all highly linear. I found little incentive to pursue any skill ups or open any chests because I never felt challenged nor invested enough in the world to do anything for the characters in it.

Surely this game is really aimed at under 12s?

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1268 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 09.01.22 16:55

Excellent Metroidvania. Highly enjoyable and by mid game spectacular combat mechanics with a wide variety of biomes and enemies with a genuinely moving finale. The cutesy graphic style may put some off but they'd be missing out as it's well worth playing.

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2702 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 29.12.21 03:22

I played this game on the xbox 360 and I loved it. Its great that I can play this game anytime I want to. Beatiful areas and great charaters. The story is amazing and this game is a big recommendation.

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2047 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 29.12.21 03:03

I've played through this game twice and it is a fun action side-scroller and RPG. The animation is fluid and the art direction is wonderful. It's amazing that this game was developed by a single person team.

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435 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 29.12.21 01:52

i cried

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166 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 25.12.21 01:34

cool fary tail game

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2361 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 01.12.21 05:41

A wonderful game with nice cartoonish designs and a calming music to keep you engaged. The story here is deep and with the hidden cameos from other games, it can keep things light hearted. The combat and artwork are what really surprised me, playing this in 2021; this game stands the test of time and is better than others in this category.

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2533 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 23.11.21 03:36

Really fun combat mechanics and the story gets you hooked. I always come back to this game, I love it

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220 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 12.11.21 23:42

I'm a furry.

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433 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 07.11.21 07:53

This game turned me into a furry.

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2195 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 23.09.21 18:30

So I had never heard of this game when I first visited this page, and I genuinely didn't know what to make of it at first. I remember hearing a friend talking about how beautiful the game was and how engaging its story was and being both enticed and wary. But holy crap, was that friend right! For one, I adore Metroidvania style games, so I was already hooked on the gameplay from the beginning, though even the gameplay manages to feel very unique and engaging. Just, everything about this game is wonderful, and I am so happy that this game became something I was actively aware of. I wouldn't wanna live in a world where I know nothing about this game. Its not a super long game, but I can't help but keep replaying it and reliving its story. It's truly worth that.

I love the combat, I love the story, I love the characters, and I love both the in game models and the beautifully drawn cutscenes. You can tell so much heart and soul went into this game its truly inspiring. If it exists in this game, I probably love it.

I still cry every time I see the ending, man. I just can't not cry.

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1076 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 18.09.21 00:55

Mixed. A metroidvania-type game which I found it mildly interesting but it dragged on and the backtracking was painful.

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Operating System	Ubuntu Linux 14.04 x64
CPU	AMD FX-8350
GPU	GTX 750
Last played	March, 2017
Technical Notes	No problems

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469 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 14.09.21 07:34

SHEEEEEEESH!!!! CLASSIC OMGGGGG

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201 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 12.09.21 22:38

While I do understand what folks enjoy about this game, for me the barebones execution on the Metroidvania concepts, the limited tiering for skilling, and overall very boring nature of combat mean it wasn't right for me and might not be right for you either. :(

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2377 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 27.08.21 11:58

Cute game, just like the person who is reading this!

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2075 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 03.08.21 19:16

A well crafted game that needs more attention, and a deserve sequel.

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997 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 29.07.21 05:03

a lot of peoples furry awakening

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462 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 23.07.21 12:16

Dust: An Elysian Tail is perfection incarnate. I haven't submitted a game review in years but Dust was so magnificent I just can't help it. Not only is it one of the most visually stunning games ever made, but it has some of the most fluid combat of any video game I've played in my 30 years of life. Instead of a ridiculously huge laundry list of combos that other hack n' slash games possess (God of War, Ninja Gaiden, Castlevania ect.), it's just a few different button combinations in conjunction with spamming magic projectiles with the help of your furry flying friend Fidget. The entire feel of the combat is deeply satisfying and addicting, and I found myself always experimenting and changing things up from time to time as opposed to just mashing the X button to get by because I forgot all the combos like in those aforementioned games. On top of all that, Dust: An Elysian Tail had one of the most compelling, and downright heartbreaking stories in gaming history. I'm a 30 year old man, and the ending made me cry like a baby, it's also hilarious at times so it's a great mix. Not only is the storyline emotional, it's incredibly well-written and full of lore to flesh out the world and its inhabitants. With TONS of deep and insightful dialogue, unforgettable characters, and plenty of awesome side quests, Dust draws you into its world every bit as much as any AAA BioWare-esque RPG. With loads of loot and treasures and secrets to find, there's simply no reason not to own this masterpiece! Also, Fidget is my new favorite NPC of all time.

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1690 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 18.07.21 22:41

Game is okay. Not the best, but still fun. I loved it 10/10. When's Dust 2?

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1728 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 14.07.21 10:46

Dust: An Elysian Tail, while seemingly simple on the surface, is a game of hidden charm and deserves a closer look. Featuring a gorgeous, hand-drawn world, this 2D sidescroller may not innovate in many areas, but what it does do, it tends to do very well.

You play as Dust, an anthropomorphic animal (of some sort) who seems to have a mild case of amnesia. While on his quest to help the characters he encounters, he uncovers more of his past, comes to grip with his true identity and saves the day. While the story is not in itself remarkable, the mechanics of the game behind it are.

The combat, while simplistic at first, develops with light RPG-like elements and you grow more powerful as you progress. The fluidity and responsiveness of the controls and character is perhaps the best of any game I have ever played: if you die, you will know that it was your fault and not down to input or delay (other than your own). The voice acting is on par (perhaps nothing special, but fitting for the setting), characterisation is done well and the beauty of the game world and surroundings deserve a second mention. There is also no problem with settings or the game being demanding: it remained locked at my refresh rate at maximum resolution for the duration of my playthrough.

It is difficult to consider this game as anything other than a labour of love, and as an outstanding example (as well as an exceptional port) of what one person can achieve when they dedicate themselves to something; after playing it is difficult to believe most of the work was done by one person, but also easy to understand why it took years to accomplish. All in all, as a package it is wonderfully done and well worth the price of entrance.

Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys Metroidvania or platforming games.

Played on Windows 10 Pro x64 without any issues.

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1366 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 03.07.21 14:24

Don't get distracted by the furry aesthetic, it's actually a really fun game

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1950 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 08.06.21 16:55

Ashes to ashes...

Dust is a phenomenal work of how just a small idea can become a fully fleshed out dream, as it was done by just one man.
Ok, I'll get this part out of the way now; NO, this is not a furry game. Despite the furry, pointy eared look on most characters, this game has nothing to do with any of that, it's simply the aesthetic of the game (believe me, just look at my PFP, i know what i'm talking about, the artstyle was just a bonus for me). Dust: AET is a fantastically made Metroidvania style game with a simple to grasp combat system that takes a lot of the game time to master. As someone who's 100%'ed the achievements from this game, the only true complaint i really have about this game is that i just wish there was more to it; 32 hours for a full 2 playthroughs (one Normal, one on Tough) feels almost too short for how amazing this game is. Other then that, there's really nothing i could think of to say badly about this game.
10/10, would find mysterious wall chicken again.

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Verfasst: 29.05.21 21:41

W moim sercu jest to duchowy następca sagi jazza jackrabbita.

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Verfasst: 06.05.21 19:34

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a narrative driven game with a focus on story as opposed to challenging gameplay and intriguing mechanics. I'd owned the game for a while and managed to finish my first “casual” run years ago and found that I remembered very little about it with the exception of the visual design, a few locations and the story's twist-ending.

So with some time to kill and on a metroidvania binge I decided I'd run through the game a second time on “tough” difficulty.

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a metroidvania, borrowing only the bare-bones elements of the genre such as abilities that are given at certain locations, a levelling system where you're given points to spend on four stats that increase your durability and damage output. There's a crafting system in the form of blueprints that drop form enemies or chests that you can use the make equipment that boost your stats even further or give increase in gold and drop rates.

I really liked the ability to sell materials that you found in your travels, eliminating the grind for them when you wanted to craft stronger equipment. Sure it defeated the purpose of killing enemies for loot, but I think it balanced out with the need for money to buy what you needed.

The game's strong point is definitely its visual design, with amazing animation, background art and level design. Along with a decent soundtrack that had a mixture of ambience for the areas and rocking tunes for the more action-packed areas.

Everything else is where the game falls a just a bit short and barely passes the “okay” mark, never trying to engage the player or allow them to explore and infer at their own leisure. The story is mediocre at best and doesn't try to go out of its way to expand on the world and characters by adding optional narrative fluff. There's only one example of a character that talks about the history of the area they're in and even that's glanced over in two paragraphs.

The characters themselves weren't all that interesting, which wasn't helped by the majority of them having awful voice acting to convey their personality. A few of them were done alright, but I particularly couldn't stand the main character's voice.

To allow some semblance of character development, the game forces you to stop playing to throw a brief cutscene into your face when you pick up a new ability, stumble into a puzzle or come face to face with new enemies. Which is a real shame, because the level design and the various mechanics are perfectly implemented to teach the player on its own merits without the game holding your hand.

What's left then is the combat which doesn't fare much better in engaging the player. Enemies are basically money piñatas with little threat beyond the odd enemy that explode or needs to be parried. They possess a sluggish AI that attacks at set intervals and occasionally jumps behind you, and with little variety in enemies all you did was clear the room and move on to the next. The main hazards are environmental pits, spikes, thorns and lava pools that do a significant amount of damage when you fall into them.

What about exploration then? That's even less of a challenge. Chests and pickups are literally thrust into your face, and the few secret areas that do require some thinking to get to aren't that cryptic. Besides loot and secrets, the game offers optional “challenge trials” to test your platforming or combat skills, and if you attempt to take these on as soon as you find them they might pose a formidable challenge. However once conquered there isn't much else to do with these challenges other than getting a four-star rating.

On balance I enjoyed Dust: An Elysian Tail as a game to pass the time, but its lack of interesting gameplay and mediocre story let it down. All it's got going is its visual design, but I wouldn't recommend playing it solely for that alone.

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Verfasst: 22.04.21 17:02

Wel writen story and characters, beautiful graphics, really fun and entertaining gameplay with enjoyable soundtrack !

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642 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 14.04.21 03:49

I have played this game multiple times since initially playing it in 2014 on the Xbox 360 and I have loved every second of it. The game has beautiful art from Mr. Dean Dodrill and a simple but beautiful story. The gameplay is fun and never gets stale over the course of the main story or the side quests. I recommend this game to anyone who has not yet picked it up.

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Verfasst: 10.04.21 03:18

Played Dust long ago on the 360 and loved it and still do. Good story and game-play

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1760 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 05.04.21 04:10

In elementary school I played this on my 360, so this really brings back memories. Fun to do a 117% run on tough. The art, music, mechanics are all very nice. Learning to speedrun. 9/10, voice acting and story is a little cheesy at times.

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792 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 04.04.21 21:52

the best game u will play in a while

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1369 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 04.04.21 07:27

A game that initially looked like DeviantArt furry bait turned out to be a quite quality metroidvania made by a single person. A solid amount of content and hidden bits that kept me entertained for at least 10 to 15 hours. Enjoyable characters, a well enough written story, and quality gameplay makes for a very solid package.

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369 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 28.03.21 12:35

best 2d hack and slash game ever made

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Verfasst: 26.03.21 17:35

TL;DR

Gameplay: 9/10
Story & Characters: 10/10
Writing & Dialogue: 10/10
Graphics: 10/10
Music & Sound Design: 10/10
Length: 8/10
Replayability: 7/10
A game that, to this day, proves the true potential of any one person if they simply strive for it: Near Perfection/10

-REVIEW-

So here it is, my twenty-fifth review. Twenty-five…yeah, sounds like a special number to me, so let’s review a game that is near and dear to my heart, even after so many years have passed since its release.

Even with all the dozens of titles I’ve enjoyed, even with all the positive accolades I’ve given thus far, not a singe game I’ve talked about has simply owned my heart like this one. Dust isn’t just a game. It’s a freaking EXPERIENCE. As far as I’m concerned, if you haven’t played this game yet, you owe it to yourself to buy this small slice of epic greatness and see for yourself just what a labor of love looks like.

I don’t normally gush like this to start with, but there’s so many good things to say.

Let’s start with the story, as I usually do. In this…tail? Really? Anyway, this tale sees you as Dust, the titular hero that appears out of nowhere one day and winds up going on an adventure with Fidget, a nimbat, and a sword that can talk. Dust’s main hook is that he is an amnesiac. Uh-oh, red flag right? Well, as it turns out, this amnesiac story is actually one of the good ones, as it doesn’t try to beat you over the head with the whole amnesia thing. Instead, Dust the hero is simply that: a hero that, having recently come into the world, decides to make the most of his time by helping out the locals, and boy, does he have some helping out to do! The big issue in these parts is that a genocidal authority figure known as Gaius is trying to exterminate a group of beings known as moonbloods. Along the way, Dust will eventually come to know his true identity, something I won’t spoil here. All I will say is that the story is magnificently told, with good writing and enjoyable characters all around. Even the folks that dole out side quests are fun to talk to. The mysterious merchant you run into here and there has to be my favorite, just because of how, well, mysterious he is and the curiosity he drums up. Ultimately, this game has all sorts of wonderful moments in the story that can really evoke some emotion. Pro tip: bring some kleenex for the ending.

In terms of gameplay, Dust shines further still. It’s basically a metroidvania filled with places to explore, quests to fulfill, and plenty of enemies to slaughter. That’s all well and good, but the combat really makes it all worthwhile. The main gimmick behind Dust’s fighting style is the dust storm, a maneuver that’s essentially “Dust the sword-wielding tornado runs over everything.” You can even combine it with various magic abilities to pretty much screen-clear most areas. It’s fun to use, but there was a clever sort of balancing effect added in. Simply put, if you use dust storm too long, you’ll take damage. Alternatively, there’s also various button combos that can be utilized for more conventional fighting. It all sounds simple, and yet it never gets boring!

In addition, the combat not only IS good, but also LOOKS incredible. Wait, scratch that. The whole GAME looks incredible! It’s amazing to me how even 2D games can be given such a visually captivating appearance, but Humble Hearts pulled it off. The environments are pure eye candy, and each unique biome stands out in so many ways. Plus, the animated character sprites have so much detail to them, and add to the world’s colorful vibes. Between that and the spell effects from the dust storm attacks, your eyeballs will be in for a treat.

Then there’s the sound design, which I believe was the only part the game’s creator had any help with. The official soundtrack has thirty seven pieces of music, and every last one of them is pure joy to listen to. Each bit of music adds to every area, with moods ranging from peaceful and mysterious to outright thrilling and suspenseful. It certainly doesn’t hurt that the various sounds effects, especially from combat, add that extra bit of oomph to the excitement. Finally, the voice acting…every last bit of it is very well done; not a single character’s voice feels out of place, the vocals themselves make the game that much more memorable.

All that said, I do admittedly have a couple problems with the game(Gasp! Problems?!). For one, the boss battles are a joke. Well, most of them. The last few phases against the final boss are actually challenging, but the others just seem to be no match for the dust storm attack. That isn’t to say they aren’t fun in their own way, but it’d been nice if the bosses as a whole could put up a bigger fight. The other issue is the crafting system. Now, the crafting itself is not an issue; being able to make gear in this game, heck, in any game like this, is fun. My issue is the fact that, at least from my experience, you really don’t need to craft. The game gives you plenty of items to help you through the game, healing and otherwise. In fact, there is an item(can’t remember the exact name) that auto-revives you after you lose all your health. I’m sure some people out there will find the crafting thing fun, it just wasn’t something I found really necessary.

So there you have it, a game that I loved so much, that during my short stints on youtube and vidme, I used Dust as my avatar! This game right here is, as I said, a labor of love; you can see all of the work, care and creativity that went into this project, and it shows in just how many accolades it has received. My hats off to Humble Hearts for this amazing game, and one of the handful of titles that shows how kickstarter should be used.

Now hurry up and make a sequel. Thanks for reading!

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1058 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 14.03.21 00:46

Dust is clearly a labor of love. It is a beautiful game visually, musically, and in narrative. The hand painted style never looks awkward. I played the whole game with the music on. And the story is quite decent. Also, the game is fully voiced.

While it is not difficult by any means, it is a lot of fun. The combat feels incredibly satisfying especially when you are chaining small combos. The gear system is pretty unique and the questing is not tedious. It feels good to explore each zone and find the secret chests and keys.

I spent about 15 hours just taking my time, enjoying the game, and 100 percenting every zone. Definitely worth your time and money.

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422 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 12.03.21 08:38

Holy moly!
Furry game that isn't NSFW

Also it's pretty F-ing good

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427 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 23.02.21 20:13

Excellent hack n' slash. Takes gameplay from games like bayonetta and darksiders and translates it into a 2d metroidvania. Compelling story and fully voiced characters. Also, the hand drawn graphics give the game a unique look.

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720 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 14.02.21 08:18

Better than Cyberpunk 2077

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1102 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 14.02.21 01:27

A visual and storytelling treat. Not without it's flaws, but it is very fun, highly recommended!! <3

- Oh and Fidget, because Fidget is adorable.

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1884 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 10.02.21 17:01

It is really beautiful and combat is really fun, it is impressive more so that every character has voice acting, i love the game and would recommend anyone in a heartbeat.
I can go on and on about all the terrific gameplay and visuals but just find out how awesome it is on your own.

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225 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 10.02.21 03:16

I've played it previously years ago on the Xbox 360, and loved the game at the time. Coming back to it again now because I never finished it reminded me how great it is still after all these years. The art style is great, the voice acting is nice, characters are very charming or well designed and cute. And the combat is very fulfilling with its action. Plus it's your classic Metroidvania of always showing you new places you can't reach until you get more skills to return later to get all the treasures. Heavily recommend it still to anyone who hasn't played it before.

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1404 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 08.02.21 16:00

Underrated game, please get this if its on sale, still hoping for a sequel one say

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1499 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 21.01.21 16:11

reason buy and play this game : fidget

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105 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 29.12.20 08:58

Made by a single man!

How do I know he's single? He's a furry.

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1464 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 20.12.20 13:36

Furry theme aside, this game is truly a metroidvania masterpiece.

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Verfasst: 19.12.20 12:33

I'm not sure, but... This game might have turned me into a furry?
Why is it so enjoyable... And yet so simple... And yet so damn charming?! I don't understand.
I only know this made me feel... Feelings for... (possibly Korean?) Humanoid rabbit-foxes wielding swords? (Is that what he is?!)
I don't know and I don't even care. Just give me more...

More seriously, though, while of course it isn't perfect, this game does have an irresistible charm. It's the kind of game that, writing this review some time after my second playthrough, has me wonder why the heck did I even enjoy it so much. It's simple, basic even, some secondary characters' designs look rough, it has a rushed third act... But I loved it.

There is something quite nostalgic about it-- so much of it being a homage to older classics-- but still manages to retain some freshness.
You recognise the archetypes (in the characters, in the aesthetics of the world, in the story), but at the same time all these elements manage to impose their own identity, thus feeling like their own thing rather than some pretty nostalgic mash. There's something about it that definitely feels like a love letter to certain narratives, but it's somehow hard to be bothered by it.

While the gameplay is quite basic, this makes for a very nice, relaxing experience. Movement is fluid. The animation is incredible. You don't have many moves but you'll still look insanely badass. The music is fantastic. The story is surprisingly decent, even touching sometimes, and it has some quite memorable lines that don't even feel like petty one-liners (HOW?)
The voice acting might sound a bit off occasionally, but the main characters do a pretty good job, never breaking the mood with odd deliveries. They share a good chemistry, and they are often genuinely humorous, but also capable of making you feel for them when they are going through some turmoil.
While some bits of animation and of secondary characters designs do look a bit off, it is generally pretty damn good.
Until you realise they're all the work of one guy... So, yeah, fucking stellar!

Some people have raised criticisms against the lack of difficulty and redundancy of the main game mechanic of smashing enemies to no end.
It is true that the game is focused more on killing enemies than on tough platforming bits, so if that's not your thing you might be better off with something else, but the range of difficulties shouldn't scare anyone away.
The game doesn't force you to use a strategy, but that doesn't mean you can't try to come up with alternative ways of playing. Avoid getting health items or something. Find your own way of playing.

I played the first time on tough mode, and the second one on hardcore. I thought tough mode was a pretty good way to experience some tension while also enjoying the moment.
Hardcore can be a bit of a nuisance, as you're easily one-shotted or severly hurt. There also isn't much time to experience the way bosses fight and their cool moves if you don't want to die, but then again it is hardcore. It's not as hardcore as other games' more punishing mechanics, but I personally didn't find it to be an issue.

My one issue/regret might be that there isn't more. Something about it made me feel like this was the kind of game that would bring you on a long-ass journey, but maybe that's just wishful thinking, derived from the fact that it felt epic enough to last a bit longer (even with 2 playthroughs, my displayed runtime is mostly due to costant background running. The game is in fact, rather short.)

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94 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 17.12.20 04:51

i really liked this game. but after 20h2 upodate from, guess who. yup microsux my game no workie. thanks for ruining my fun again craprosoft. thank you steam for the refund. im steam loyal for life,keep up the awesomeness. chances are your gonna like this game. just get it. and mod the crap out of it and enjoy.

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609 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 02.12.20 12:22

DUST: AN ELYSIAN TAIL REVIEW

A FAIRYTALE ADVENTURE

We will look at how successful Dust: An Elysian Tail, which includes all of the platform hack and slash and RPG elements, has been doing this mix.When we first started the game, we control a warrior named dust who tries to remember its past and takes firm steps to save the world.

Dust An Elysian Tail’s graphics seem to come out of a fairy-tale universe. Amazingly, drawings are designed so beautifully and cute. With this unique structure of the game, it has the potential to appeal to all ages.

The successful use of the platform elements in the gameplay allows the action to go to the next level.
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683 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 15.11.20 14:37

dust 2 joke funny counter strike global

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1648 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 15.11.20 03:48

This game is on my top tier list. It is up there among the greats. I would even say its on par with doom, halo, and more. Obviously not a 3D game, but the story and gameplay are very amazing for being an indie game

I played this game a long time ago and played it twice with a year difference. I still suggest this game to my friends!

BUY IT RIGHT NOW AND PLAY IT!

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1422 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 13.11.20 23:44

Not a furry? You will be soon.

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696 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 13.11.20 05:54

Beautifully animated and voice acted, just wish the combat and RPG-like equipment and leveling was deeper

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747 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 12.11.20 01:31

Amazing story. Full voice acting. Really worth playing!

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5110 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 08.11.20 02:25

An awesome playthrough. Visually pleasing. Vibrant. The scenery and characters were fresh with every chapter. Always something new. I liked the search for secrets. I liked finding new blueprints and upgrading my gear. A fire resistant pendant would have been cool. This game loves (LOVES) it's fire and explosives. Be prepared to be burned.

You have 60 levels you can raise. It won't be enough without upgrading gear toward the end. Finding chests suddenly became very exciting.

The challenge arenas...THE CHALLENGE ARENAS... !!!!!!!

Storywise, I didn't really feel connected until the mountains, but game play more than made up for it. I thought the ending was amazing. Overall, very well put together.

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789 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 05.11.20 17:19

I first played this back in 2014 when it was one of the XBOX 360 free gold games. I remember how gorgeous the game was all around. Music, atmosphere, environment, voice acting, story, and especially the combat. I decided to play through it now and I can honestly say this game aged wonderfully. To think one guy made this game on his own for 48 months straight is amazing. Great job and I hope he follows through with a sequel. Highly recommend this game.

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5413 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 03.11.20 18:24

its good shit

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Verfasst: 31.10.20 17:06

fantastic metroidvania, 100% recommended if you can get passed the character designs

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Verfasst: 14.10.20 11:26

Information / Review English

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a platformer / action-adventure developed by Humble Hearts LLC.

Gameplay / Story

Dust An Elysian Tail takes place in the fictional world Falana, which is inhabited by human-like animals. The game world consists of two-dimensional levels. The player takes control of the title character Dust, who tries to remember his past. Dust has a living sword, the Ahrah Blade. Fidget, the guardian of the sword, acts as Dust's companion and can fire projectiles.

In the course of the game, the player can find power-ups that permanently change the game mechanics, such as the ability to perform a double jump or to climb to a previously unreachable level. The game also includes elements of role-playing games; Dust can gain experience points by defeating opponents and thus level up. Thus, various values, such as hit points or magic points, can be increased. The player can interact with non-player characters, buy or sell items, and receive quests.

Pro

+ interesting scenario
+ intuitive combat action
+ magical staging
+ delightful character development
+ good soundtrack
+ attractive level design
+ Achievements and trading cards

Contra

- Quests do not offer any variety
- Control takes getting used to

Conclusion

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a fabulous and addicting old-school 2D adventure that gives you a magical staging. Clear buy recommendation.

Information / Review Deutsch

Dust: An Elysian Tail ist ein Plattformer / Action-Rollenspiel, welches von Humble Hearts LLC entwickelt wurde.

Gameplay / Geschichte

Dust An Elysian Tail spielt in der fiktiven Welt Falana, die von menschenähnlichen Tieren bewohnt wird. Die Spielwelt besteht aus zweidimensionalen Ebenen. Der Spieler übernimmt die Kontrolle über die Titelfigur Dust, der versucht, sich an seine Vergangenheit zu erinnern. Dust verfügt über ein lebendes Schwert, die Klinge Ahrah. Fidget, die Hüterin des Schwerts, fungiert als Gefährtin von Dust und kann Geschosse verschießen.

Der Spieler kann im Laufe des Spiels Power-ups finden, die die Spielmechanik permanent verändern, wie zum Beispiel die Fähigkeit, einen Doppelsprung auszuführen oder zu einer vorher unerreichbaren Ebene zu klettern. Das Spiel beinhaltet zudem Elemente von Rollenspielen; Dust kann Erfahrungspunkte sammeln, indem er Gegner besiegt und so Level aufsteigen. Somit können verschiedene Werte, wie zum Beispiel Trefferpunkte oder Magiepunkte erhöht werden. Der Spieler kann mit Nicht-Spieler-Charakteren interagieren, Gegenstände kaufen oder verkaufen und Quests erhalten.

Pro

+ interessantes Szenario
+ intuitive Kampfaction
+ zauberhafte Inszenierung
+ reizvolle Charakterentwicklung
+ guter Soundtrack
+ attraktives Leveldesign
+ Errungenschaften und Sammelkarten

Kontra

- Quests haben keine Abwechslung zu bieten
- Steuerung gewöhnungsbedürftig

Fazit

Dust: An Elysian Tail ist ein fabelhaftes und fesselndes 2D-Abenteuer alter Schule, welches dir eine zauberhafte Inszenierung bietet. Klare Kaufempfehlung.

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439 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 09.10.20 05:40

Valdis Story + Hollow Knight + Sonic The Hedgehog

The soundtrack is gorgeous, the art is great (even though the Rayman-y sort of aesthetic isn't really my jam), the voice-acting is excellent, and the gameplay is smooth as butter.

Dust is a metroidvania with a lot of movement tech and combos, and with a servicable but non-excellent map. It's got RPG elements that you can break over your knee if you're having trouble playing it, but it's really not a hard game.

Unless you want to go fast. And then it's as challenging as you want to make it.

I'm not sure why my playtime is displaying as three hours, since I'm pretty certain I've put a bunch more than that into it so far, but I feel comfortable recommending Dust based on what I've seen of the core gameplay loop and the overall level of polish.

If you strongly dislike cartoony voices or anthropomorphic characters, you might have a bad time here, but the writing feels pretty solid, and the voice-actors and animators do a great job with the material.

I'll update this review if my feelings strongly change, but otherwise this seems like a gem for both casual players and competitive folks alike.

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2378 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 17.09.20 23:14

Wonderful game, I wish they would make a sequel!

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708 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 10.09.20 23:21

A nice button-mashing fantasy metroidvania which won't let you go untill the very end.
If you like Ori you would probably like this even more, since the game doesn't mock you with ridiculous puzzles :D

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203 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 04.09.20 22:22

link ur f-list lemme see what you got on there

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472 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 28.08.20 12:04

Game as an art statement - a treasure to my heart.

The story is shallow - it is literally save good guys from the bad guy with a simple plot twist. It has no progression and is simple as that.
But everything else - oh boy oh boy, I love it dearly.

Elysian Tail (god, I was 100 percent sure it is called Elysian Tale and not Tail) looks stunningly good and holds up well to this day. Design feels unique and animations play flawlessly. Voice acting was a huge struggle during the development but it paid off immensely. And sountrack remains as a prime example of how you should make music for a game.

One guy with many other contributors created a truly inspiring game. I will never forget this experience and it has a special place in my memory. I wish more game could be like this one. Makes one wonder what big companies do with their millions of dollars game budgets.

I would recommend this to any person, I would have paid triple the price.

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1476 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 16.08.20 16:56

Short, beautiful, and heart-warming.
The characters are all very likable including your enemies.

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1548 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 16.07.20 09:10

9/10
Great

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447 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 11.07.20 19:52

There are no words to describe overall beauty of this game. My personal masterpiece, my first indie game I have ever played. Currently replaying this on Switch - it's worth every money. Soundtrack is top notch. LOVE IT!

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2166 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 05.07.20 08:30

One of my favorite games every and one of the first games i completed 100% of it

Great design and music, the story is acceptable and the gameplay really fun

A must have

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1412 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 05.07.20 01:14

Together with Bastion, Limbo, Braid, and a few others, Dust will go down in history as one of the masterpieces that started the indie revolution.
Wonderful, fluid, addictive and endlessly rewarding.

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1132 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 03.07.20 05:34

----The Good----
-Exploration is rewarding
-Graphics are still beautiful as it's hand drawn
-OST would make Hitler shake at his coffin(and cry probably)
-Combat is intense(feels like nothing can stop you)
----The Bad----
-It's pretty short for a metroidvania
-Not a real challenge if not played on the highest difficulty
-History is...meh

Final Score: 8.5/10
A Solid metroidvania that still shines as a gem several years after it's release.

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Verfasst: 28.06.20 20:41

Combat is satisfying
Story is meh
Map is well design
Fun game tbh

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1933 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 15.06.20 21:06

Another game for which you don't have to be a furry to enjoy it. Except if you really have an aversion against humanoid animals. I can't help you on that. ^^

It's a solid 2D-Jump 'n Run with very good fighting sequences. Easy to learn, hard to master.

I've invested 32 hrs into for getting 100% out of it and I have to say that it is worth the money for which you can get it.

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648 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 23.05.20 04:53

Dust: An Elysian Tale was a really mixed bag for me, and I was wavering between whether this would get the thumbs-up or not. I think as a project by one person, it's really quite an accomplishment. Comparing it to other Metroidvania games, it just doesn't hold up. In the end, I wouldn't tell a friend to play it. I'll run through points for and against.

For the good parts, I thought the backgrounds, attack animations, and general art style were all on point. The style of the animal characters is a bit weird, but I think it works for this game to make it stand out. Most of the time, the combat feels pretty satisfying as you mindlessly cleave through waves of enemies. The story was pretty decent as well.

Now, for the complaints. The combat overall is very simplistic, and it's basically just a button masher. You do the same few attacks constantly, spam magic, rinse and repeat. Towards the end, failing to constantly mash attack meant I would miss parry windows, or just miss with my attacks completely. For the majority of the game, you feel unstoppable, but near the end the enemies hit ridiculously hard and it's basically just luck as to whether you hit your counter or lose half your life. In general, your character feels sluggish and imprecise. Platforming can be quite a pain, especially where things like spikes or lava are concerned, because health does not come back and you always need to use healing items. I felt like enemies dropped a completely pitiful amount of gold for the amount you'll have to spend on food to heal yourself. For the final boss I basically spent my entire game's savings on food and it was barely enough. This makes me think you're meant to grind to be higher level, which I was not willing to do (finished at lvl 32 I think). People point to the voice acting as a high point, but honestly most of it was so cringe-worthy. The orange bat-thing, Fidget, is particularly annoying; the main character, Dust, is not much better, sounding like a moody anime teen while trying to deliver these serious lines. Some of the supporting cast did a good job, but the characters I need to listen to constantly really started to grate on me. Also, while I understand the limited art budget, I felt like the cutscenes were a particular step down from the rest of the game's look; they seriously look like they're done in MS Paint. I think that was a missed opportunity to lean in to the painted art style of other parts of the game.

Looking at the size of the positives vs. negatives, I guess it really was more a negative review. Still, it kept me playing through to the end, for what it's worth. There was fun to be had in exploring around and slashing bad guys, but then there would always be something to annoy me (there were plenty more things I didn't remember to mention). I guess I was hoping for more payout, because the end was tedious and very frustrating to play. The end boss has like 4 phases! I wouldn't say this game is awful or anything, but there isn't enough here to make me recommend this to others.

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1457 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 19.05.20 02:42

I first played it back in 2014 and while the combat seemed nice I was turned off by the cartoonish art style and child-friendly dialog so didn't really get beyond the first area and dropped it. Came back to it now in 2020 because of the lockdown and because my system can only support low graphics games and I had an absolute blast. There is a satisfying gameplay loop of hack and slash combat, looting enemies and exploring and platforming for hidden areas, all to collect resources for crafting more gear. Plenty of side-quests, a lovely hand drawn world backed by a beautiful soundtrack, a really nice story that while remaining kid friendly has its fair share of powerful moments. The combat is extremely satisfying and platforming is fairly fun, controls are good can't really find any faults. Surprised by how enjoyable it was as a whole. There are some nice nods to other indie games as well if you're into that kinda stuff.

On the negative side the sidekick might be an annoying character to some players but thankfully the game is generous with letting you button mash to skip through lines or just skip dialog sections entirely, though personally (surprisingly) I actually found it quite endearing. Some tiny annoyances like parrying an enemy sometimes throws you back into environmental hazards but those are nitpicks really. The difficulty can also be weird, on tough difficulty it's quite hard at the start of each chapter, but after gaining a few levels and finding or crafting some updated gear the rest of the chapter quickly becomes a cakewalk only for it to become hard again at the start of the next chapter. You will easily start to one shot enemies in previous areas and always have a surplus of resources. Which can either make you feel powerful like you play really well or bored like it lacks a challenge, you know what kind of player you are. An option for scalable enemies might have been nice I guess, but it didn't take away from my experience. Negatives are few and far between really.

Surprisingly polished and captivating game and can only imagine the amount of work the developer put into this. Will have fond memories of this. That world map music is blissful m/

Verdict: A must play for fans of Indie games, Metroidvanias & RPGs. If you fancy all 3 then this right here is a jackpot for you.

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1825 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 15.05.20 22:55

Dust is an entertaining metroidvania style game where you wake up with amnesia with a powerful sword, Ahra, and a sidekick Fidget. You travel the landscape in a 2D side scrolling platforming RPG taking on side quests to help the folks of Aurora, Mudtop, and other villages as you aim to complete your overarching quest...to find and defeat General Gaius.

The storyline is interesting as you learn more about who you are, the voice acting is generally well done, and the graphics are cute, not extremely detailed, but fit the genre and the storyline just fine. The music and the sound effects are good, but nothing to write home about. The action is fairly free flowing. You have your usual combos that give you different attacks and finishing moves as well as increased access to abilities for both you and your sidekick to help you deal with an ever increasing difficult enemy to defeat. Different levels take you to different style of scenery from the great outdoors to dark caves and snow filled mountaintops.

I found this game to be engaging and rather fun. The abilities really add to the game not only for the metroidvania style of gaming, but for the attacks on your enemies as well. I still can't believe this was made entirely, save the music and voice overs, by one person. What an achievement for sure! If you like metroidvania type game, this has it all: storyline, action, quests, things to collect, and it all comes together rather well. I would definitely recommend this for those that enjoy a good game, just know that in my play through I played on normal and while I did die a few times, I didn't find it too difficult. However, there is a hard and expert level of gameplay as well in case you need to ramp up the difficulty.

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Verfasst: 23.04.20 16:13

Stunningly beautiful and absolutely worth your time. <3

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Verfasst: 12.04.20 23:08

Dust is a beautiful little gem of metroidvania genre. It is a bit rough on the edges in all departments beside music and voice acting, but I love it as it is. It really isn't perfect and it's a relatively small game, but it's definitely made with love and that's what matters. So, if you looking for your metroidvania fix and haven't played this one yet - take it for a spin. It worth your time.

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Verfasst: 11.04.20 07:16

I really enjoyed the side-scrolling nature and really picturesque artwork for the game. It is definitely an easy game to jump into casually and enjoy for an hour or two each day while still making good progress. The side quests provide a nice excuse for additional exploration and trying to collect all items within each region provides an additional incentive to fully explore the maps. Finished fully on both Xbox 360 and on Steam now, on Hardcore mode, and would not hesitate to play it again.

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Verfasst: 07.04.20 22:50

Phenomenal game. Love everything about it.

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Verfasst: 07.04.20 11:07

Overall the game feels quite clunky. The art style looked alright from screenshots, but while playing the game, the graphics seemed mediocre and reminded me of old browser games. Also, the dialogue in this game is uninteresting and got a bit annoying after a short time. Strangely, it looked like I was getting experience from talking to people, perhaps as a reward for getting through the tedious conversation.

It seems like the game is a bad port from Xbox because the UI was a bit unintuitive to navigate on PC. There were a few things that required a lot of clicking around on various buttons that could have been made much simpler. Trying to look up the controls while in game shows a diagram of an Xbox controller and a wall of text.

I will say that I am genuinely impressed that this was designed and developed by one person. Other than the points mentioned above, it seems like a pretty polished game and it was satisfying to slash and blast through waves of squishy monsters. I just wouldn't recommend it now. I was only able to handle one hour of mashing the mouse for combat and mashing the space bar to flick through the dialogue before the game crashed.

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Verfasst: 05.04.20 06:50

Game #111 5.4.2020.

Dust: An Elysian Tail was one of the surprise indie hits back in the early 2010s that graced the Xbox 360. While Sony wasn’t too keen on pursuing indie titles, Microsoft was more than willing to invest money into indie games like this one.
Dust: An Elysian Tail was one of the best indie games back on Xbox 360 but, a few years after it was released, it was like “POOF” and everyone stopped talking about it. People still talked about Super Meat Boy, The Binding of Isaac and other Indies but it seems that the Dust (HAR HAR) has settled.

Actually, the last time, before playing this, I heard someone mention Dust was when Mighty No. 9 came out because people kept comparing Mighty No. 9 to Dust saying how dust had a 1-man-team, less money and was made much better than Mighty No. 9.

I had never played Dust: An Elysian Tail before despite owning an Xbox 360 and loads of indie games, so I was excited. While the game was a bit bumpy, I can safely say that Dust: An Elysian Tail is still a good game, even years later. Good but not great.

On the surface, Dust: An Elysian Tail is a beautiful, hand-drawn, 2D, metroidvania/hack-and-slash game made by a single person. Love and care ooze through this game but it doesn’t hit all it’s marks.
The game opens up with our mysterious protagonist, an anthropomorphic cat(?) (maybe fox?) with the skills of a ninja/samurai. Dust is awoken by a cute, yet slightly irritating flying critter named Fidget and a talking sword. Dust can’t remember who he is or what he has done but the sword explains that he has a role to play and Fidget decides to follow him. What transpires is a rather good story with a few surprise twists along the way. The story itself is what kept me playing until the end.

Let’s start with the things I didn’t like first:

Dust is a metroidvania game but it often forgets that. You will gain some abilities that will change how you navigate through the world slightly and will have to backtrack just like in most metroidvania games. Despite this, I often forgot that I was even playing a metroidvania since the main focus of this game is the combat. While you will have to navigate loads of grid-like map screens, you will usually be fighting on each map screen.

Fighting in this game is very fast, fluid, satisfying, fun and looks incredible… at first. After a few hours with the game, you realize that you had seen everything when it comes to fighting. The game never does much to improve the combat beyond what you initially start with. Sure, you will learn a few new abilities and a few spells, but it largely remains the same from your first battle to your last one. It looks cool, don’t get me wrong, but it’s just like watching the same action film sequence for the 20th time. Each time it looks a little less cool.

Combat difficulty is also an issue. Enemies don’t hurt you when you walk into them, however, they do loads of damage when they hit you. That is… if they can land a hit. You see, Dust: An Elysian Tail wants you to feel like an indestructible ninja God that mows down enemies and it does this really well. You only have a light and a heavy attack and handful of combos plus a few spells and you really don’t need anything else to absolutely destroy everything on the screen. Not even a 100 enemies can stand in your way. The game tries to balance this out by having Dust be very vulnerable (it takes only a few hits to bring him down) but that’s really hard when you consider how fast and powerful Dust’s attacks are. Like I said, it gets old really fast and I found myself just mashing buttons or running past enemies during my last few hours with the game. So, in other words, Dust: An Elysian Tail plays very much like a 2D Dynasty Warriors game... which isn't necessarily bad.

Now let’s talk about the things I really liked:

The graphics are beautiful. Dust, the environment and all other characters look like Anime-styled characters. Even the pause menu screen is breathtaking (seriously, pause the game if you get it and tell me if you have ever seen a more beautiful pause menu). The characters are voice acted beautifully, every single character.

Dust and Fidget are really likeable characters and I genuinely wanted to see them succeed in their quest. The game is short but offers loads of replayablity with its metroidvania styled gameplay.

The game has lots of interesting side-quests and challenges.

The game, while monotonous, is still fun to play.

Overall, when it comes to good vs. bad, honestly, the scale shifts back and forth. On one hand, you have a beautiful looking game, with a great story and, at first, fun combat.

On the other hand, the combat gets stale rather fast and you end up hating the game to a point where you just want to either finish or get bored enough to quit playing it.

I’m happy I was able to make it to the end of the game as the ending was very satisfying.

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a good game. If you are in the mood for a beautiful metroidvania-lite game with cool, but kind-of boring combat, you won’t be disappointed.

Next game: Dustforce

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Verfasst: 30.03.20 05:56

there needs to be a second game possibly even a third

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Verfasst: 25.03.20 22:28

i am a furry

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Verfasst: 15.03.20 15:48

In my ongoing and likely futile effort to write a Steam review for every game in my library (#319 out of 560)... it's time for Dust: An Elysian Tale.

A gorgeous 2D metroidvania with very satisfying combat, explorations and visuals. The storytelling also seems interesting enough to keep playing, though the anthropomorphic character design might annoy some. Of particular note are the RPG mechanics which provide a nice layer of character progression -- as you explore the world and map everything out in your head, you're simultaneously growing stronger, making the frequent retreading that plagues the metroidvania genre become less and less of an annoyance the further you progress through the game.

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Verfasst: 01.03.20 09:36

Combat isn't terrible, but everything else, especially the progression, is mediocre.

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Verfasst: 29.02.20 21:05

This is about my 5th time through the game and it's got to be one of the best metroidvanias I've ever played. If nothing more than the combat. It's just super fun to go nuts on large groups of enemies. Also the music is fantastic and the art beautiful. If there's any con, it's that it feels a bit too... furry.

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Verfasst: 23.02.20 22:02

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a fantastic metroidvania set in a world of antropomorphic animals, with a great story that manages to have a few emotional moments, as well as great action.

The game begins with your character, Dust, waking up in the middle of a forest, with no memory of his past, and having summoned a magical sword, the sword of Ahrah. He's also joined by the guardian of the sword, a nimbat (a small flying creature) named Fidget. Hoping to find answers about his past, he embarks on a quest to help the people of this world.

The game plays like a traditional 2D metroidvania. While you start with limited abilities, as you progress you unlock more and more abilities that help you not only in combat, but also to traverse the environment, even allowing you to return to previous areas and find secret paths and such. The combat is pretty challenging; playing on the second hardest difficulty was tough at the start, as I could go down with only a few hits, and although you get stronger as you progress, even the late game enemies can provice a fair challenge.

The setting, like I mentioned in the opening paragraph, is a fantastic world of antropomorphic animals. While most of the villages you find seem to draw inspiration from ancient Japanese towns, there's still technology to be found, alongside magic. All of this combined makes for an interesting setting, not to mention that there's many different regions you'll be visiting. The soundtrack does a good job at setting the mood as well, and the hand-painted art style is phenomenal.

I had a great time with this game, and I can easily recommend it.

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Verfasst: 17.02.20 10:09

good game

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Verfasst: 02.02.20 18:47

Wait, I didn't review this gem? Wow such an omission on my side, sorry about that. This is one of the best indie games ever. Really easy to get into, enjoyable to master, really immersive story and the world... Afaik made by one person? What's not to like?

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Verfasst: 28.12.19 12:09

Originally played on release for x360 and then again years later
A game with a sepcial place in my heart
Please make the sequel

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Verfasst: 27.12.19 18:11

A beautiful, well-written, and entirely fun action-RPG.

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Verfasst: 26.12.19 09:58

While I love the art direction and the spot-on controls; Dust couldn't get me invested in playing more than a few hours. The combat is incredibly boring imho, and just involved spamming the attack button over and over. While the production quality was high, the voice-overs and characters fell flat for me as well. The protagonist and his companions began to grate on me from the very beginning and nothing improved after a few hours in.

I can see why there are so many people who love this game, but personally Dust just didn't cut it for me.

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Verfasst: 23.12.19 17:43

its in dire need sequel, that is all

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